MUMBAI: FMCG giant Reckitt has published its most comprehensive gender pay report [Link: reckitt-gender-pay-report-2020-final.pdf] to date, providing data for ten of its major markets, representing 70 per cent of Reckitt employees across the world.

Reckitt, which recently underwent a branding makeover, went beyond UK gender pay reporting requirements last year, increasing its scope to five markets including China, India, Mexico, the UK and the US. This year, Reckitt has doubled the number of markets covered by the report by also adding Brazil, Indonesia, Poland, Russia and Thailand.

Reckitt’s global ambition is to achieve gender balanced management at all levels by 2030. As part of this ambition, the UK-based company is committed to working hard to improve diversity and inclusion across the business. This includes how the brand recruits new people, treats its suppliers, seeks new partners, and gives its employees an equal chance to be the best they can be.

The data sets used in the report have been assured under ISAE (UK) 3000 by independent provider KPMG and reflect the position as at April 2020.

Reckitt’s chief human resources officer Ranjay Radhakrishnan commented: “Our expanded voluntary gender pay gap reporting reflects our willingness to be more transparent and fosters greater trust with our stakeholders. Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of Reckitt’s purpose. We aspire to a workplace where everyone has room to be themselves. Our ambition is that our teams represent the diverse consumers we serve”.